Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said: “I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea” (Exodus 15:1 CSB).  At the beginning of Chapter 15, Moses stops to celebrate what God...

They said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Isn’t this what we said to you in Egypt: Leave us alone so that...

Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, for the Lord brought you out of here by the strength of his hand. Nothing leavened may be eaten” (Exodus 13:3 CSB). It is amazing to see how God...

“When the Lord passes through to strike Egypt and sees the blood on the lintel and the two doorposts, he will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you” (Exodus 12:23 CSB). When we read the Old Testament, we have the...

“Now announce to the people that both men and women should ask their neighbors for silver and gold items.” The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians (Exodus 11:2-3a CSB). While the final plague is predicted here, notice God’s provision for His people. God could have...

“... and so that you may tell your son and grandson how severely I have dealt with the Egyptians and performed miraculous signs among them, and you will know that I am the Lord” (Exodus 10:2 CSB). This passage reflects a key theme that you see throughout the Bible: God’s...

Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “I have sinned this time,” he said to them. “The Lord is the righteous one, and I and my people are the guilty ones. Make an appeal to the Lord. There has been enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go;...

But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said (Exodus 8:15 CSB). Frogs, gnats, and flies -- we may read this chapter and just gloss over how nasty each of these all-encompassing plagues would be. Take a...

However, Pharaoh's heart was hard, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said (Exodus 7:13 CSB). God hardening Pharaoh’s heart is difficult for many of us to understand. If God did that, did Pharaoh even have a choice about letting the Israelites go?  As we read...

Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant. Therefore tell the Israelites: I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from the forced labor of the Egyptians and rescue you from slavery...